Motivating people and leading across cultures
What inspires people to do their best work—and what makes a leader effective? The answers depend on employees’ needs, values, and working environments. Chapter 11 explores how culture shapes the meaning of work, expectations about rewards, and beliefs about how leaders should behave.
This week, we will compare approaches to motivation across cultures, including how needs, recognition, and reward systems influence employees. We will examine the global leader’s role, the importance of a global mindset, and the ways organizational and local conditions shape leadership effectiveness. Cross-cultural leadership research, including the GLOBE project, helps us consider which leadership attributes receive broad support and which depend more strongly on cultural expectations.
Imagine leading a team whose members have different expectations about autonomy, recognition, and the leader’s authority. Would the same incentive or leadership style work for everyone? As you move through the five sections, consider how a leader can adapt to culture, context, people, and situations while building trust and maintaining a shared direction.
Chapter 11 Overview
11.I Motivating
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Three decisions about motivating.
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Section I Video
11.II Cross-Cultural Research on Motivation
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11.III The Global Leader’s Role and Environment
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11.IV Cross-Cultural Research on Leadership
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11.V Contingency Leadership: The Culture Variable
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Week 14 Knowledge Check
Answer five questions drawn randomly from a 30-question bank: one from each of the five sections. Review one answer choice at a time using Previous and Next, then select your answer. Your progress and running tally are displayed.
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